Pilot Study: Geoenvironmental Controls of Residential Radon Cedar Falls, Iowa

Author

Maya Mallavarapu, University of Northern Iowa
Chad Heinzel Ph.D., University of Northern IowaFollow

Location

ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Presentation Type

Open Access Poster Presentation

Document Type

poster

Keywords

Radon--Iowa--Cedar Falls--Measurement; Radon mitigation--Iowa--Cedar Falls;

Abstract

• The leading cause of lung-cancer for individuals who do not smoke is exposure to abnormally high radon concentrations. If radon concentrations within a person’s basement is above 4 pCi/L, the EPA recommends further testing and possible decontamination of the area to mitigate one’s exposure to radon.

• Radon is a radioactive gas that originates from the decay series of Uranium-238. The decay series begins with Uranium-238 and finishes with an end product of Lead-206. However, during this decay process before Lead-206 is culminated, intermediates such as Uranium-234, Thorium-230, Radium-226, and Radon-222 are also produced

Start Date

29-7-2022 11:00 AM

End Date

29-7-2022 1:30 PM

Event Host

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa

Faculty Advisor

Chad Heinzel

Department

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Comments

High school student participant in UNI's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP).

Copyright

©2022 Maya Mallavarapu and Dr. Chad Heinzel

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Mallavarapu, Maya and Heinzel, Chad Ph.D., "Pilot Study: Geoenvironmental Controls of Residential Radon Cedar Falls, Iowa" (2022). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 13.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2022/all/13